This fourth volume in the Companion to Medical Humanities series contemplates the challenge of the prognosis, of looking ahead, wondering what will happen, and attempting to make sense of life and death.

Stephanie Michelakakis worked and sacrificed for her position as a Lieutenant in the Coalition. She was on track to become the first woman ever accepted into a Royal Guard, specifically King Jotham's Royal Guard. Then a life-altering injury shattered her dreams. Now she must figure out how to move on with her life.Nicholas Deffand was the youngest male ever named as the Captain of King Jotham's Royal Guard. He served and protected his King to the exclusion of everything else. But n...

One week to live...Captured by pirates with only a week to live, Tyral NaRaxos is on the verge of losing all hope. With no denya, he is doomed to die on his next birthday, if his captors don't finish the job first.A price on her head...Someone is after Dorsey Kwan and she doesn’t know why. Captured by pirates, she’s wasting away, dreading death or slavery. A chance escape with a fellow prisoner gives them both a chance, but nowhere is safe with a b...

Sparks fly when a ruthless alien warrior meets the one woman who can save his soul…Toran NaLosen has no future and no hope. His path is bleak: die at thirty or sacrifice his emotions to survive a few more years. Stranded on Earth and far from home, the last person he expects to meet is the one woman meant for him, his denya.Iris Mason protects the Earth in her own way by investigating threats and reporting on them to the Sol Defense Agency. At work she’s thriving, ...

An alien spy...Unless he finds his mate, Stoan will die when he turns thirty, which makes him willing to take the most dangerous jobs. When he spots the human woman who awakens the denya bond within him, he knows they can never be.A shattered woman...Reina Draven almost lost everything at the hands of a warlord’s ambition. As she’s pulled into a world of danger and intrigue, her only stable force is the closed off blue alien assigned to be her part...

A cold hearted alien... scorching hot chemistry... and a fated mate bond too strong to be denied!This bundle brings together the first three books in the Detyen Warriors series. Read as Raze, Toran, and Kayde find human mates and justice for their dying race.The Detyen Warriors series brings you kick butt heroines, alpha alien heroes, fated mates, and relationships strong enough to span the galaxy!SoullessThe chemistry betw...

Detyens are doomed to die at the age of thirty if they don't find their fated mates in time.This bundle brings together the first three books in the Mated to the Alien series. Listen as Ruwen, Tyral, and Stoan find human mates and a new hope for their dying race. This series will bring you fated mates, steamy alphas, and plenty of space adventures.Start listening today!Book One: RuwenRuwen NaNaran knows he's a goner. His alien speci...

The veil between the earth and all else is particularly thin tonight, and Gabriella is sneaking through the ancient corridors beneath the university. She and her companions are searching for an ancient tome bound in sickly yellow leather that will let them conjure magic more powerful than she has ever called upon before. Such books are known to be protected by horrific curses, and what’s more, the spell must be cast in the deathly chamber of the Yellow King, where evil is known to dwell.

A collection of strange stories that take place in the oft weird and wonderful great outdoors.Contents:"The Pool of the Stone God" by A. MerrittAn encounter with a strange statue."The Wood of the Dead" by Algernon BlackwoodAn encounter with a ghost, whose appearance is an omen of death."Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp" by Algernon BlackwoodMen on a moose hunting trip find a...

The largest UK research study on poverty and social exclusion ever conducted reveals startling levels of deprivation. 18m people are unable to afford adequate housing; 14m can’t afford essential household goods; and nearly half the population have some form of financial insecurity.Defining poverty as those whose lack of resources forces them to live below a publicly agreed minimum standard, this text provides unique and detailed insights into the nature and extent of poverty and so...

Acquiring HIV may no longer be a death sentence, but its effects are still profound. Many people living with HIV face rejection and are unsure about their futures, and these anxieties may be felt all the more keenly by children and young people. Stepping Stones with Children equips organizations and individuals with materials with which they can engage children affected by HIV and their caregivers, using powerful exercises to convey information, explore norms, discover their abilities, and...

Plato's entire fictive world is permeated with philosophical concern for Eros, well beyond the so-called erotic dialogues. Several metaphysical, epistemological and cosmological conversations - Timaeus, Cratylus, Parmenides, Theaetetus and Phaedo - demonstrate that Eros lies at the root of the human condition and that properly guided Eros is the essence of a life well lived. This book presents a holistic vision of Eros, beginning with the presence of Eros at the origin of the cosmos and th...